Peripartum vs. Antepartum

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Difference Between Peripartum and Antepartum
Peripartumadjective
That occurs around the time of labor and childbirth (parturition) (typically, within a few weeks before, intrapartum, or within a few weeks after).
Antepartumadjective
Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal
Antepartumadjective
occurring or existing before birth;
the prenatal periodantenatal careADVERTISEMENT